Highway 34 history -- Project was years in making

With upgrade pending, ANR looks back on 1980s-90 decision

  • This photo taken by long-time News-Register employee Laurie Pfeifer shows Skeet Mahler’s vehicle stuck in the mud of the construction area at the 9th Street intersection of Highway 34. Originally published on June 20, 1990, similar stories were told alongside the photo of the project being plagued by rain.
    This photo taken by long-time News-Register employee Laurie Pfeifer shows Skeet Mahler’s vehicle stuck in the mud of the construction area at the 9th Street intersection of Highway 34. Originally published on June 20, 1990, similar stories were told alongside the photo of the project being plagued by rain.
It’s a part of daily life for many Hamilton County residents. Highway 34, running east to west throughout the area, is an essential to commuters between Aurora and Grand Island or York.  With recent talk of renovations to the roadway being done in the coming years, the News-Register took a look back -- circa 1984 and on -- to uncover what went down the last time big changes were made on that…

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